Edri Aznar
1,102 articles · Sun.Star Cebu
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Banal?s opponent known this week
By Edri Aznar
ALA Promotions is eager to find out who AJ Banal is up against for his July 18 undercard fight in Las Vegas, so they can work out the necessary preparations. Banal will…
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Melligen to fight in Texas
By Edri Aznar
US-BASED ALA fighter Mark Jason Melligen will once again step foot in the ring for his third fight in the US on June 20 in Texas. ?He will be fighting on June…
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Banal ?ready for long fights?
By Edri Aznar
WHEN ALA Gym standout AJ ?Bazooka? Banal suffered his first loss as a professional pugilist last year, it was because he ran out of gas in the later rounds. Not in his…
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Gerry eyes third belt
By Edri Aznar
VETERAN boxer Gerry ?Fearless? Pe?alosa is hungry for his third division world title and hopes to put up his best career performance when he faces unbeaten Puerto Rican Juan Manuel ?Juanma? Lopez…
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Promoter prefers Mexico
By Edri Aznar
MEXICAN promoter Fernando Beltran has been pushing to bring the world title fight between World Boxing Organization mini-flyweight king Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes and interim WBO mini-flyweight titlist Manuel ?Chango? Vargas to Mexico.…
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ALA nixes Mexican?s offer for Nietes vs. Vargas
By Edri Aznar
DONNIE ?Ahas? Nietes? handlers, ALA Promotions, turned down the initial offer of Mexican promoter Fernando Beltran for the World Boxing Organization mini flyweight king to fight interim WBO titleholder Manuel Vargas on…
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Gorres primes up for shot at world title
By Edri Aznar
ALA Gym star Z ?The Dream? Gorres is drawing nearer to his much awaited world title shot and could get his shot this year. ?We?re going to give him one more fight…
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Magbanua-Sithsaithong match to be explosive
By Edri Aznar
BRAVEHEART Boxer Rolando Magbanua will be defending his interim World Boxing Organization Oriental bantamweight crown against Thai fighter Wanpoadjseuk Sithsaithong on April 25 at the Cebu Coliseum. International boxing promoter Sammy Gello-ani…
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Gejon to show worth for new lease on ring
By Edri Aznar
AFTER his career plummeted since an unsuccessful campaign in Japan, Cebuano fighter Eriberto ?Yukka? Gejon is slowly scaling back to the limelight. He will be up against world-rated Filipino fighter Sonny Boy…
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Roach bares Pe?alosa?s gameplan
By Edri Aznar
ALTHOUGH World Boxing Organization super bantamweight king Juan Manuel Lopez appears to be unstoppable inside the ring, famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach feels the Puerto Rican knockout artist still has some flaws…
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ALA wants Nietes? defense in RP
By Edri Aznar
ALA Promotions is optimistic that its media partner ABS-CBN can help bring the world championship battle of World Boxing Organization (WBO) mini flyweight king Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes and interim WBO mini flyweight…
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Melligen battles Montano on May 1
By Edri Aznar
ALA junior welterweight Mark Jason Melligen will be facing the toughest fight of his life as he battles Mexican Ramon Montano on May 1 in Las Vegas. Melligen?s second US fight, which…
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Trainer: Hatton will KO Pacquiao
By Edri Aznar
AFTER Freddie Roach said Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao will stop Ricky ?The Hitman? Hatton in just three rounds, Floyd Mayweather Sr. answered that the fight won?t even last three rounds. Mayweather Sr., whose…
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Magbanua fight moved to April 25
By Edri Aznar
ROLANDO Magbanua?s April 18 fight has been moved again. Sammy Gello-ani, who is co-promoting the event along with Vice Gov. Manny Pi?ol, has decided to move the April 18 card at the…
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?Short and sweet?
By Edri Aznar
FILIPINO ring icon Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao isn?t taking any chances against British slugger Ricky ?The Hitman? Hatton in their May 2 match at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas because of the…
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Easy Manny
By Edri Aznar
BRITISH boxing superstar Ricky ?The Hitman? Hatton wasn?t impressed with Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao?s dominant victory over the legendary Oscar De La Hoya last December. He believes the De La Hoya who fought…
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Banal to train under Roach
By Edri Aznar
THIS year will be a defining one for promising ALA fighter AJ ?Bazooka? Banal as it will determine if he is prepared for another world title shot. Banal, who has had ups…
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Pacquiao picks Pe?alosa over Puerto Rican
By Edri Aznar
LIKE Manny Pacquiao, veteran Filipino fighter Gerry Pe?alosa faces a daunting task as he is set to fight undefeated Puerto Rican warrior Juan Manuel Lopez for the World Boxing Organization super bantamweight…
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Magbanua faces undefeated Costa Rican on April 18
By Edri Aznar
THE joint boxing promotion of international promoter Sammy Gello-ani and Vice-Governor Manny Pi?ol is now set on April 18 at the Cebu Coliseum. Braveheart?s Rolando Magbanua (14-0, 9 KOs), who was originally…
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SGG cancels April 4 promotion
By Edri Aznar
THE joint boxing promotion of international boxing promoter Sammy Gello-ani?s SGG Promotions and Vice Gov. Manny Pi?ol on April 4 at the Cebu Coliseum has been cancelled. The Kokiet Group, which handles…